Police say they have arrested and charged four individuals with facilitating the child prostitution of a female Belizean minor. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit (ATIP) of the Belize Police Department said the four adults who were arrested are Belizeans Oscar Diaz, Maria Arias, and Ramona Cucul, along with one Guatemalan, Gloria Rodriguez.
It said all four persons were arraigned at the Independence Magistrate Court and released on BDZ$6,000 bail (One BDZ$=US$0.49 cents) with one surety.
The case has been adjourned to February 11, next year.
Meanwhile, the police are urging Belizeans if they suspect someone of engaging in human trafficking, or knows of a victim, to report the matter ‘immediately’.